Curled Thistle vs Jentink's Duiker

Carduus crispus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Curled Thistle is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carduus	Cephalophus
Species	Carduus crispus	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.